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UCSF VPN Web Portal

Richard Baker on June 18, 2015

UCSF VPN Web Portal

The VPN web portal provides secure access to UCSF networked resources without installing a desktop client. An ssl tunnel is created from your web browser to the UCSF VPN server. You can access websites, remote desktop sessions and other UCSF resources from inside the connected browser. Anything outside the browser is not secured.

How do I get connected?

How do I add bookmarks?

o In the Web Bookmarks section, click the plus sign that appears on the right hand side. In the Bookmark Name field enter the name that you want to appear in your Web gateway list for this connection; in the URL field enter the complete URL for the application you are adding. ClickAdd Bookmark. The new bookmark will appear on your homepage underneath the system-defined entries.

o To add a bookmark to a terminal-based application, in the Terminal Sessions section, click the icon of the computer with a plus sign that appears on the right hand side. Select SSH, telnet, Citrix or Windows Terminal Services from the Session Type dropdown. Enter the appropriate information then click Add. The link will appear on your homepage.

Some of my bookmarks are missing on the new web portal.

User bookmarks were migrated as close as possible to the release date of the new system. If you are missing bookmarks: